After giving the order, Morbar led other warships to rush towards the Deonia fleet.

"General, the Carthage fleet has rushed towards us, the number is comparable to that of us!" The lookout hand on the main mast of the flagship reported to Midolades the flag utterance coming from the front.

Midolades realized that the plan had been successful, the Carthage fleet had been lured out of the port, and the decisive battle was right in front of him, so he shouted: "Blow the trumpet! Raise the stars and red flags!"

Midolades' words were passed into the flagship warehouse. These Third Fleet sailors were commended several times by King Davers and the Military Affairs Department because of their repeated military achievements during this period. They were very morale. When they heard the orders issued by the fleet commander, they were all excited and ready to make new contributions.

At this time, the captain's voice came from the deck: "The warship is moving forward! Speed ​​up the slurry!"

"Be careful! Speed ​​up the slurry!" The sailor immediately repeated the order loudly to remind all crew members.

The flute player blew the treble double-tube flute, and the sound of the flute gradually accelerated. The first layer of the lead paddlers listened to the rhythm, pushed the wooden paddles forward and backward, and the sailors on the back two layers followed the first layer in a step-by-step manner... The flagships that were basically still began to move forward, and the same was true for other warships.

After hearing the military roster from behind and seeing the flags coming from behind, the warships of the 1st squadron immediately stopped playing with the few remaining Iberian cargo ships, and adjusted the bows of the ships and sailed towards the Carthage fleet that was leaving the port in the east.

The captains of the more than 10 Carthage warships rushing in the front heard the frequent sound of trumpets from behind, and saw the arrays that were moving forward and quickly pressing against the overly prominent themselves. They couldn't help but feel frightened. They subconsciously ordered the sailors to slow down their sluggish speed and wait for the warships from behind to arrive so that they could integrate into the array and attack together.

Although they are all developing their formations while advancing, due to the existence of these more than 10 Carthage warships, the two sides are only one mile apart. The Tiantian star array of Dionia is almost completed, while the double-column array of Carthage fleet is still in its prototype.

The situation was a bit urgent, but Morbar was not panicked because he heard Barricos' unrestrained laughter: "Old man, let's go up first! The people in the port are looking at us. You have to let your subordinates work harder, otherwise they will perform poorly in this battle. After returning to the port, they will probably be scolded to death by the people! Hahaha..." A small Gatai Chi merchant ship was sailing by the side of the flagship, and Barricos was laughing loudly.

Morbar did not express his dissatisfaction with Barricos' arrogance. Instead, he saluted solemnly at Barricos.

When almost all Carthage merchant ships passed by Carthage, the owners were shouting words to inspire the sailors' fighting spirit, and the captains of the warships were also saluting the Carthage merchant ships passing by, watching these merchant ships, which were less than 1/5 of the warships and petite in size, rushed towards the Deonia fleet, and while being inspired to fight, they were also worried about them.

But there was no look of fear on Barricos's face. He flexibly controlled the sails and, with the weak southwest wind, let the entire merchant ship rush forward like an arrow. He shouted: "Dionians, your Grandpa Carthage is here again!"

Facing the increasingly taller and taller Dionian warship, his spirit became more and more excited because he could humiliate the Dernians again.

When Midolades learned from his lookout that the Carthage fleet had actually let some merchant ships rush to the front of the ship formation, he was surprised: although he knew that the Sicilian fleet had suffered a failure before because some Carthage merchant ships with excellent ship skills played an important role in it, what he did not expect was that the Carthage fleet actually allowed these non-combat ships to participate in the formal battle, which was unheard of!

"I inform all warships to ignore these merchant ships, maintain the fleet formation, speed up, and face the Carthage fleet!" Midorades said in a deep voice.

The flagship captain reminded him in a little embarrassed manner: "General, your orders... are not easy to convey!"

Midolades then realized that over the years, the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Navy gradually explored and improved the fleet's flag language system under the prompts of King Davers, but they never thought that civilian ships would participate in the battle, and of course, there was no such flag language.

Midolades thought for a while and said, "Blow the trumpet, raise the green flag, and urge the fleet to accelerate!"

Midolades hoped that the warships under his command would ignore the provocation of Carthage merchant ships, but he obviously overestimated the captains and crew's ability to strictly enforce the orders. Although the Third Fleet was established for many years, most of the crew had no combat experience before this war, and their successive victory raised their spirits. Now it was the first time that the provocation of Carthage merchant ships that were boldly shuttled between the warships, peeing at them, spitting at them, and being pointed at them loudly... All kinds of humiliation methods were unbearable to even the commander of Sicily Fleet Secretlian, let alone these young and energetic captains and crew members.

At the beginning, some Daonian warship captains saw these weak merchant ships coming to the side of their warships. Although they were still thinking about the orders issued by the flagship, they could not help but deflect the warships and pressed towards the enemy ships. They believed that the waves generated by the warships were enough to cause huge bumps or even overturns to these small boats. If the hull was touched gently, they would be even more broken.

But when most Carthage merchant ships lightly avoided the collision of the Dionian warships and made greater ridicule, the competitive spirit of some Dionian captains and crew members was exaggerated. They did not let the warships make greater moves, but continued to squeeze on the merchant ships, but in this way, the distance between ships was shortened.

The reduction in space has indeed caused great trouble to Carthage merchant ships. The waves that stirred up quickly between the two warships caused some merchant ships to bump up and down violently. Even if they escaped from the squeeze, they would lose their flexible control of the ships for a while and could not escape the collision of the warships coming from behind.

However, the sacrifice of Carthage merchant ships caused a considerable chaos in the entire array of the Third Fleet of Dionia. The warships hindered each other and had to slow down...

When Midolades learned of this situation in the rear, he was anxious and angry, but there was no way to take effect immediately. He could only order the captain to raise three green flags at the same time and let the soldiers blew the military horns for a long time, in order to warn all warships to strictly implement the orders.

Just as the Deonia fleet was working hard to restore the formation, the Carthage fleet had already arranged the double column formation they were most familiar with. The morale crew members tried hard to slide the oars, and the warships rushed to the Deonia fleet ahead.

At noon, 130 warships of the Carthage Fleet and 143 warships of the Third Deonia Fleet officially kicked off the battle on the sea near the port of Carthage.

The Carthaginian people were already crowded with the coast not far from the naval battle. The nearby Utica and other Phoenician allies also rushed over after hearing this. The entire beach was three floors and three floors outside, completely turned into a sea of ​​people.

Everyone hoped that the Carthage fleet could attack the Dionian fleet that threatened the safety of their homeland. The people of Carthage port even shouted the name of Barricos in unison. Although the arrogant ship owner in the past kept them away, the last and this time he took bold actions won the respect of the people and was even regarded as a hero by young people.

Compared with the noisy and boiling crowds on the coast, the Tai Chi veterans who stood on the breakwater city and watched the battle were much quieter, and the atmosphere was also more solemn.

"Annobas, do you think this naval battle... can we win?" Tepanraco whispered to the former naval commander under Hanno's eyes.

If Hanno and Morbar had not been to help him, Annobas would have been unable to escape the severe punishment of the Senate. Although he had finally escaped, he had been idle and even his identity as a veteran was deprived of it. If it weren't for the fact that the veterans were too tight in the victory or defeat of the naval battle, he would not have called him from his home if he had not been too strict with the victory or defeat of the naval battle.

But at this time, Annobas could not see depressedness on his face, but instead was excited: "The tactics arranged by Lord Morbar are very effective. Our merchant ships have disrupted the formation of Dionia. Our fleet is seizing this great opportunity to launch an attack, and will inevitably have an advantage in the battle at the beginning..."

After hearing this, Tepanrako breathed a sigh of relief, and said with hope: "I hope this advantage can be maintained until the end, and we can finally win this naval battle!"

Ocreton, who had returned to Carthage, heard it and said with sigh: "If this naval battle is won, our negotiations with Dionia will become much easier!"

After he returned to Carthage, when the Senate expressed the harsh negotiation conditions of Dionia, the veterans were in an uproar. Almost everyone expressed resentment at Dionia's harsh demands, but after expressing their opinions, everyone showed different attitudes about whether to continue negotiations.

The Hannovers believed that this was the first time that Dionia proposed the terms of peace talks. Carthage could argue with reason in the subsequent peace talks, and finally the two sides reached an agreement. But judging from the current battlefield situation, Dionia's army had a clear advantage. If the situation did not change in the future and a peace talk was finally reached, Dionia would definitely gain more benefits. This is helpless. The Senate must recognize the facts and accept it.
Chapter completed!